“Assemble-It-Yourself Desks Made of Local Wood” 2014 A Volunteer group “Re: Living with Yoshino” initiated a project on student desks in Yoshino Junior High School in Nara. The aim is to encourage students to use locally-sourced desks so that they feel connected to their local communities. This project introduces a sustainable system: the top is [...]

”Flipper” 2015 Thought it would be nice to take a windsor chair to outdoor. Flipper made it come true by having steel frame and applying special powder paint for outdoor use. Changing material on a seat creates flexibility for any scene, outdoor or indoor. This chair consists of round seat and small size of [...]

“Lono” (small cabinet) 2013 Lono is a small cabinet consisting of three compartments of varying size mounted on legs and covered by a white steel sheet. The resulting volume provides steps and clearances that can also be used for storage. This unusual shape was arrived at by challenging the assumption that storage cabinets ought to [...]